Jozef Štafura is a former Slovak

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 football midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 who played for Strážske and mostly for VSS Košice

MFK Košice

MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have...

 (1969–80). He played overall 251 games and scored 26 goals during his ten seasons at the Czechoslovak First League

Czechoslovak First League

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. He was a part of the legendary VSS midfield from 70's, including trio Štafura – Daňko

Andrej Daňko

Andrej Daňko is a former Slovak football midfielder who played only for VSS Košice from 1967 to 1981. Daňko played overall 313 matches and scored 56 goals at the Czechoslovak First League...

 – Pollák

Jaroslav Pollák

Jaroslav Pollák is a former Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia national team in 49 matches and scored one goal....

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On 2 May 1973, Štafura made his the only appearance for the Czechoslovakia national football team

Czechoslovakia national football team

The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...

 in a 1–1 away draw against Denmark

Denmark national football team

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 at the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.

After he finished his professional career he was assistant coach at 1. FC Košice

MFK Košice

MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have...

 and the Slovakia national under-21 football team

Slovakia national under-21 football team

The Slovakia national under-21 football team, controlled by the Slovak Football Association, is Slovakia's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Slovakia national football team.-European Under-21 Championship record:...

(1993–97) alongside Milan Lešický.

External links

• Jozef Štafura at The Football Association of the Czech Republic